November 6, 2024

"Solemn. That's all I could feel following the news of yesterday. The anxiety and fear of yesterday left me with the feelings of uncertainty. 'Where do we go from here? 'What can I do?' Those were some of the questions that rang through my head. There were no doubts that he would win in my mind leading up to the night, but it still didn't prepare me for the sense of dread and worry I felt when the results were finalized. I thought of my friends. My family. The people would be the targets of his wrath for the next four years. I thought of the country. The world. Then I thought of myself. I told myself that despite it all, I must keep on living. I must keep on fighting. Resistance is living as the person you are--the person they fear. We must come together to keep on living. We must come together to resist."